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diff --git a/README.mediawiki b/README.mediawiki
index 5ad0fa2a..1484ffc3 100644
--- a/README.mediawiki
+++ b/README.mediawiki
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ A collaborative editor for organizing, communicating, and analyzing data in grap
Install [neo4j](http://neo4j.com/download/)
Install [gevent-socketio](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/gevent-socketio/) Or <code> Run pip install gevent-socketio </code>
+
+Install [simplejson](http://undefined.org/python/#simplejson) Or <code> Run pip install simplejson </code>
+ - flask uses itsdangerous which uses simplejson
+ - the default json converts namedtuples to arrays stripping the names.
+ - simplejson converts them to a dictionary, a behavior we rely on.
+
== Running Rhizi Locally ==
To run Rhizi locally:
For testing locally run neo4j locally on the default 7474 port and then launch run-local.sh:<br><code>./run-local.sh</code>
diff --git a/src/server/rz_server.py b/src/server/rz_server.py
index 569eb7e3..df10d5a2 100644
--- a/src/server/rz_server.py
+++ b/src/server/rz_server.py
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ import flask
import crypt_util
import re
+try:
+ import simplejson # we don't use it but we rely on it
+except:
+ print("missing simplejson, which is required due to namedtuple usage")
+ raise SystemExit
+
from flask import Flask
from flask import Response
from flask import session